Transmission



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Patented Dec. 28,1931

PATENT OFFICE 2,103,543 'raansmsslon Elmer McCormick and Wayne 11. Worthington, -Waterloo, Iowa, assignors to John Deere Tractor Company, Waterloo, Iowa, a. corporation 'of Iowa Amman September 29, 1934, semi No. 746,036 a 32 Claiml.

The present invention relates generally to transmissions and is particularly concerned with the provision of a new and. improved selective slidinggear transmission especially adapted, although .not necessarily limited, for use in tractors and similar vehicles.

One of the principal objects 01' the present invention is the provision in such a transmission of a. two-speed splined shaft which carries slidable pinions shiftable to secure different selected speeds. The provision of such a two-speed splined shaft doubles the number of speeds that can be obtained in prior transmissions ofthis general type. v

Another object of the present invention isthe provisicnof new and'improved means for securing reverse drive, and which embodies supporting a portion, of the reverse gear means on shaft means which functions in connection with selectively controlled driving and driven pinions to transmit the drive to the main driven gears associated with 'thedriving wheels of the vehicle.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of suitable means controlling the selec- 0 tiveiy positioned pinions, and separate means controlling the rate at which "the two-speed splined shaft is driven. In this connection, a further object of the present invention is the provision of means to positively'prevent the selection of reverse drive where thesplined shaft,

through which the reverse drive is transmitted following detailed description .of the,

to the traction wheels, is being driven at its higher rate. r

Anadditional object of the present invention resides in the utilization of an auxiliary drive shaft as a support for a. portion of the mechanism by which the splined shaft can be optionally driven at two different rates. A still further object of the present invention inthls connection is the utilization of a portion of the twospeed splined shaft drivingmech'anism form-iving a power take-oil.

These and other. objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art after a consideration of the structural embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: o Pigurei is a transverse vertical section taken along the line i-i of Figure 2 through a transmission to of our invention;

Figure 2 is.a vertical section the line 2-4 of l'igure 1;

preferred.

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Figure3 is a section taken along the line 3-4 of Figure 2, showing one of the two brakes asso-' ciated with the traction wheels;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary elevational view showing a portion of the gear shifting mechanism and illustrating in particular the means to prevent the selection of reverse drive when the splined shaft is driven at its higher speed; and

Figure 5 is a section taken approximately along the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawings, it will be observed that the present transmission is in the nature of an improvement over the transmission shown in Patent-No. 1,702,371, issued February 19, 1929, to Louis W. Witry, and. it isour intention to embody a number of improvements over the type of transmission shown in the Witry patent. The transmission we have chosen to illustrate theprinciples of the present invention is, like the transmission shown in the Witry patent, mounted in a tractor i having a main frame or housing 2 that is divided into a rear compartment 5 and a forward compartment 1 by means of an intermediate wall 8. The front compartment 1 constitutes the crank case or housing of the tractor motor and encloses the transverse crank shaft 9 thereof and associated parts, and the rear compartment 5 includes the transmission mechanism, indicated in its entirety by the reference numeral l2, and the differential unit i3. As best shown in Figure 2, the rear end of the compartment I is open to receive the'central portion ii of the rear axle housing It of the banjo type, which is bolted, as at H, to the rear end of the'nlain frame housing 2. The rear opening in the axle housing II is closed by means of. a cover plate ll.

The transmission mechanism I2 is disposed in the rear compartment 5, as best shown in Figure l, and the connections by which the transmission mechanism is driven from the motor of the tractor are best shown in Figure 5. Referring nowto; Figure 5 the crank shaft 9 of the motor carries a driving pinion ll operatively driven therefrom through a clutch". The driving pinion i0 meshes with a drivinggear Ii suitably splined or otherwise secured on a. tron driving member that includes a shaft 22 which is Journaied at one end by bearing means 23 in one side wall of the housing 2 and at the other end by bearing means It in a cover housing II bolted, as at II. or otherwise'securedto the mainframe housing I, as best shown in Figure l. r

The driving shaft 22 is formed at its inner and v with a gear I! having a plurality of internal 5g clutch teeth 3|, and the driving shaft 22 and the gear 35 constitute a-motor driven member actuated by the tractor motorfor driving the several parts of the transmission mechanism I2. The transmission mechanism includes a splined shaft 35 disposed in axial alignment withthe driving.

shaft 22, and an auxiliary drive shaft 35 is disposed below and parallel to thesplined shaft 35. It is to be noted that all of these shafts are disposed transversely of the frame housing 2 and in parallelism with the transverse crank shaft 9.

The right handend, as viewed in Figure 1, ofthe splined shaft 35 is journaled in bearing means 31 supported in an opening 35 in the side .of the frame housing 2, and the other end of the splined shaft 35 is journaled in bearing means 39-sup ported in a recess in the inner face of the gear member 35. Oneend of the parallel splined shaft 35 is journaled in abearing 45 supported in an opening in one side of the frame housing 2, and

the opposite end of the shaft 35 is iournaled in a bearing 4| supported in a cap 42 removably sociated with the driving gear of the motor driven member. This means includes a compound gear 45 having axially spaced gear sections 46 and 41, and supported by bearing means 48 and 49 on one end of the auxiliary shaft 35. The smaller gear section 45 of the compound gear 45 is inconstant mesh with thedriving gear 35, and

slidably but not rotatably mounted on the two-' speed splined 'shaft35 at the end thereof adjacent the compound gear 45 is a pinion 52 which is provided with internal splines engaging the splines on the "shaft 35. This pinion may be positioned so that its teeth engage the other gear section 41 of the compound gear 45, this being the position illustrated in Figure 1. The pinion 52 is provided with a set of external clutch teeth 54 which are adapted to engage the internal clutch teeth 3| of the driving gear 35, whereby when the pinion 52 is moved to the leftas viewed in Figure 1 the splined shaft 35 may be directly connected to the driving shaft 22. The relative diameters of the gears 35, 45, 41 and 52 may be proportioned in any manner desired, but preferably we make the gear portion 41 larger than the gear portion 45 and the pinion 52 andthe gear portion 46 smaller than the driving gear 35 whereby these parts constitute an over-drive for the splined shaft 35 when they are arranged in the position shown in Figure 1, the shaft 35 being driven at a lower speed when the clutch teeth 54 engage the-internal clutch teeth 3| of the driving gear 35. It is to be noted that the compound gear 45 is journaled on the shaft 35 but, as will appear 1"ater,"the compound gear 45 may if de: sired be fixed to the shaft 35 to rotate therewith;

The splined shaft 35, which may be driven" from the motor driven member 22-35 at either of two speeds according to the position of I the pinion, 52 which is controlled by means that will be described later, carries two driving pinions 65,

. and SI which are provided with internal splinesengaging the splines on the shaft 35, whereby the two pinions are slidable but not rotatable with respect to the shaft 35. The positions of the plnions 65 and 5| may be controlled by any suitable means, but the preferred gear shifting means a controlling these pinions which we employ is described below. The auxiliary shaft 35 carries a pair of driven pinions 52 and 53 fixed thereon by .These driven pinions are any suitable means. positioned so that they may be engaged, respectively, by the driving pinions'65 and 5| when the latter are selectively shifted. The differentlal mechanism I3 includes a ring gear 55 which is mounted for rotation in the rear compartment 5 in a position between the driven pinions 52 and 53, and adjacent the driven pinion 52 is a third driven pinion 55 which is so positioned and arranged as tobe in constant mesh with the ring gear 65 of the differential I3. As best shown in Figure 1, the position of the ringgear 55 with respect to the driven pinion 63 fixed on the shaft 35 and the slidable driving pinion 6| is such that.

in engagement-with the driven pinion 62 to provide a forward speed higher than that provided when the pinion 5| meshes with the'pinion 53.

As mentioned above, the compound gear 45 is iournaled for rotation on the shaft as while the driven pinions- 52, 63 and 56 are fixed against,

rotation relative to the shaft 35, being also fixed against axial -movement thereon. .The bearing means 45 includes an outer race I5 which is held in position in the side wall of the frame casing 2 by a pair of rings II and I2, and the inner race I4 of the bearing means 45 is clamped between a plate I5 .on one side and a sleeve." on the other side which bears against the splined pertlon of the driven pinion 63. Disposed between the pinion 63 and the pinion 66 is a sleeveBIl. The ring gear driving pinion 65 bears directly against the driven pinion'52, and a sleeve 8| bears atone end against the driving pinion 52 and at the other end bears against a splined ring 54 against which the inner race 55 of the bearing means 49 is in engagement. An inner sleeve 86 is disposed between the inner race 85'and a ring 81.

Against the latter ring bears the inner race 88 of the 5 bearing means 48, and against the other end' of the inner race 85a ring 89 is disposed and is, in

against the washer 'I5,-andby adjusting thesev nuts 92 and 53 the pinions 52, 63 and 6-5, and the compound gear element 45, may be brought to the proper'position. It is to be noted, also, that the rings 84 and 89 serve to prevent the compound gear 45 from shifting axially. If desired, the axial position, of all of these elements may be shifted by loosening one nut and tightenlngthe other.

The differential I3, the ring gear of which is driven by the pinion 56, is of conventional construction, and preferably includes three bevel pinions I55, only two of which are shown in Figure 2. These bevel pinions are suitably mounted in the ring gear 65, as best shown in Figure 2, and the ring gear is fixed on a shaft I 5| which is journaled in bearings I52 carried on the opposite sides of the p 7 frame housing 2. The -bevel pinions I55 mesh two shift forks 21 and drive axles I03 iournaled in the'sleeve portions I III of the banjo axle housing I5. Preferably, the

outer ends of the drive axles I09 are splined toprovidefor shifting the traction wheels (not shown) laterally to adjust the tread of the tractor. The slidable driving pinions 50. and 5| are shifted by means of a main gear shifting lever I20 which extends through an opening I2I in the cover plate I22 of the transmission case, and the lever I20 is supported from the cover I22 by means of a conventional ball and socket connector I23. The lower end of the gear shift lever I20 is provided with aball I25 which can be shifted either into a yoke I25 of a gear shift fork I21 or into a yoke I29 of a gear shift fork I30. The forks I21 and I30 are slidably mounted upon a gear shifter rod or rail I32 which is disposed parallel to the splined shaft 35 and has its ends anchored by any suitable means to the sides'of the housing 2. The shift fork I21 includes a bifurcated plate I35 which engages in a groove I35 formed in the hub of the driving pinion GI, and a similar bifurcated plate I31 is carried by the other shift fork I30 and and engages in a similar groove formed in the hub of the driving pinion 50.

one end of the shift rod I32, and the shift fork I21 carries a spring-pressed plunger I45 (Figure 4) whichis adapted to cooperate with the notches I40, I and I42 to yieldingly hold the shift fork I21 in any one of the positions. When the spring-. pressed plunger I45 drops in the notchl42, after the shift fork I21 has been moved to the right in Figure 1, the driving pinion GI is held in mesh with the driven pinion 53, and when the shift fork I21 has been moved to the left in Figure 1 the spring-pressed plunger I45 drops in the notch I to hold the driving pinion 5| in mesh with the ring gear 55. Figure 1 shows the shift fork I21 when the spring-pressed plunger I is in engagement with the notch I for the purpose of holding the driving pinion 5| in neutral position.

The shift fork I30 is provided with a similar spring-pressed uplunger (not shown) whichis adapted to cooperate with notches I and I5I to hold the shift fork I30 in either of two positions, one position being when the driving pinion 5 0 is in neutral, the position shown in Figure 1, and the other position being the position in which the pinion 50 meshes with the driven pinion '52, this latter position being the one which the parts occupy when the shift fork I30.has been moved to the right in Figure 1 until the spring-pressed plunger associated therewith engages the notch I5I.

A plate I53 is secured to and extends downwardly from the cover plate I22 in between the I30 (see Figure 2) andis provided with an opening I54 having a central recess I in the lower central portion thereof to register with the sockets in the shift forks I21 and I30 when they are in their neutral position.

The purpose of this plate is to make it necessary thatthe shift lever I20 be brought back to neutral position before being moved out of engage ment with one of ,the shift forks and into engagement with the other.

to engage both of the pinions 50 and ii at any one time. d I

with the driving gear 30.

A plurality of .notches I40, MI and I42 are provided adjacent 53, the vehicle is This makes it impossible V The position of the pinion 52. is controlled by means of an auxiliary shifting lever I50 which is journaled in an upright sleeve I5I, either formed integral with or carried by the cover plate I22, and at its-lower end the auxiliary gear shift lever I50 is provided with a crank arm I52 fixed thereto and arrangedto engage in a slot or depression I53 formedin a shift fork I55 which is,

also slidable on the shift rod I32. This end of the rod I32 is also provided with a spring-pressed above, which cooperates with notches I55 and I51 to hold the shift fork I55 in either of its two positions; namely, with the pinion 52, in engagement with the'gear 41 or in engagement To prevent the shift fork I55 from being shifted too far to the right, as viewed in Figure 1 a stop has, been provided on the shift rodv I32. This stop takes the form of a cotter pin I10 which is disposed and secured in place in a transverse hole inthe rod I32.

so far as has been described above is substantially as follows:

The splined shaft 35 may be driven at two different speeds, depending on whether the pinion 52 engages the gear 41 or the driving gear The operation ofthe transmission mechanism 10' Y plunger, similar tothe plunger I45 referred'to pinion 52 is shifted to the left in Figure l, by

swinging the lever I50 to the 'right, the teeth 54lengage the teeth 5| on the driving gear to connect the shafts 22 and 35 directly at a one-to-one ratio. F s

The drive from the two-speed splined shaft 35 is transmitted to the ring gear 55 of the differential I5, eitherthrough. the pinion 50 or the pinion 5|.

shift fork I30, and the pinion 50 may be shifted to the right as viewed in Figure 1 to bring the same into mesh with the driven pinion52, in

dependently of the position of the pinion 52 referred to above. When the pinion 50 engages the pinion 52, the drive from the tractor motor is through the pinion 20 and gear 2| to the driving shaft 22, andfrom'theflri'vlng gear 30 either directly to the splined shaft 35 or to the' overdrive compound "gear member 45, and the splined shaft 35 rotates the pinion 50, which causes the rotation of the pinion 52 and the pinion 55 dined with respect thereto. The pinion 55 drives the ring gear 55 of the differential.

"By properly actuating the gear shift lever I20,

be moved to or left in its neutral position, that shown in Figure 1, and the driving pinion may then be movedto engage either the driven pinion 53' or the ring gear 55 itself. When the pinion 5| engages the pinion arranged for its low speed forward, and when the pinion 5| engages the ring gear 55' directl the vehicle is arranged for reverse.- The rate at which the vehicle is actuthe pinion 50 may ally driven forward and the pinion 5I engages the pinion 55 depends on whether the auxiliary gear shift lever- I55 has positioned the pinion 52 in engagement with the gear 41 or the driving gear 30, the latter affording the lower drive.

In order that the tractor shall not be driven to fast in reverse, means has been provided for preventing the engagement of the pinion 5| with I the ring gear 55 so long asthe pinion .52 engages The-pinion 50 is controlled by theto the shift rod I32. The rod I15 is of such a length that when the shift fork' I65 is in the position in which the pinion 52 is in engagement with the pinion 41, the end of the rod I15 will.

strike a stop or abutment I16 provided on'the shift for]; I21 whenever an attempt is made to shift the fork I21 toward the left, as viewed in Figures 1 and 4, to engage reverse drive by meshing the driving pinion 6| directly with the ring gear 65. However, whenever the shift fork I65 has been moved to the left, as viewed in Figure lv so that the pinion 52 engages the driving gear to eifect the direct drive between the shaft 22 and the two-speed splined shaft-35, the rod H5 is moved out of the way of the stop I16, and in this position the shift fork I21 may then be moved to the left to bring the pinion 6i into mesh with the ring gear 65 to thereby establish reverse drive. i

A power take-off shaft 266 is disposed in the lower portion of the frame housing 2 and is nositioned to extend longitudinally of the tractor between the drive gears I08 on the inner ends v on thesplined portion of a jack shaft 2.

of the axles or drive shafts I69. The rear end of the power take-off shaft 206 is journaled in a bearing 2M that is mounted in a-sleeve 202 'formed integral with the rear cover plate I6.

The forward end of the power take-off shaft 200 has a splined connection with the hub' 203 of a bevel gear 264. ,The bevel gear 204 has its hub portion 2Il3 journaled in bearing means 205 mounted in a longitudinal boring provided in an upstanding lug 206 which is preferably, but not necessarily, formed integral with the bottom of the housing 2. The bevel gear 204 meshes with a bevel gear 2IIl (Figure l), which is mounted jack shaft 2 is disposed in parallelism with respect to theshafts 35 and 36 and is journaled in a bearing 2I3 carried in one side wall ofthe housing 2 and a bearing 2M carried by a lug 2I5' extending upwardly from the bottom of the housing 2. The splined section of',the shaft 2 carries a slidably mounted pinion 220 which is provided with a grooved hub 22I engaged by a shifter element 222 by which the position. of the pinion 220 is controlled. The pinion 220 may be shifted .into or out of mesh with thegear section- 46 of the, compound gear 45, and when the pinion 220 is meshed with the gear 66 the shaft 2 is driven, and when the latter is rotated, the bevel gears 204' and 2H] transmit the power to the power take-on shaft 200 for the purpose of transmitting the drive to associated operating units.

A pair of differential'bralres are provided on,

' opposite sides of the tractor and are'mounted in separate shafts, as best shown in Figure 3, which illustrates 'one' of the differential brakes, the other being of the same construction. Referr ng now to Figure 3, the brake drum 225 is fixed to the flange 226 of a brake shaft 221 ;the latter being journaled in a sleeve 228 which extends into and is bolted over an opening 230 in the side of the housing 2. For this purpose'the sleeve 226 is provided with a bolting flange 23I having openings to receive bolts 232. At its inner end, the brakeshaft221 carries a pinion 234 suitahly fixed thereto in such a position that, as shown in Figure 2, the pinion 234 engages theassociated drive gear] I18. An internally extending brake shoe 265 is controlled by means of a foot 4 pedal 236 which is mounted by any suitablemeans on the brake supporting sleeve 228. Preferably, also, the sleeve 226 carries a cover flange 239 which serves to prevent the entrance of dust and dirt and the like into the brake drum 225.

. While we have shown and described above the I preferred structure in which the principles of the present invention have been embodied, it is to be understood that our invention is not to be limited to the specific details shown and described, but that, in fact, widely different means may be employed in the practice of the broader aspects of our invention.

What we claim, therefore, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A selective speed transmission comprising a casing, a motor driven member journaled for rotation in said casing, a splined shaft rotatably mounted in said casing, means for coupling said splinedshaft to said member whereby said splined shaft may be driven from said motor driven member at either of two speeds, a main driven gear journaled in said casing for rotation about an axis therein, gear means journaled for rotation about the same axis as a portion of said twospeed coupling means and operatively connected with said main driven gear, and a driving pinion slidably mounted on said splined shaft and optionally slidable into engagement with either said gear means or said main driven gear.

2. A selective speed transmission comprising a' casing. a motor driven member in said casing,' a splined shaft rotatably mounted in said casing,

means for coupling said splined shaft to said member wherebysaid splined shaft is driven from said member at one speed, speed change means through which said splined shaftmay be coupled to said member to drive said splined shaft from said member at a different speed, two different size driven pinions fixedly connected and mounted in saidcasing for rotation about an axis parallel to said splined shaft, a main driven gear meshing with the smaller of said driven pinions, and a driving pinion siidably but non-rotatably mounted on said splined shaft and slidable into engagement with either the larger of said driven pinions or said driven. gear.

3. A selective speed transmission comprising' a casing, a motor driven member in said casing, a

splined shaft rotatably mounted in said casing in axial alignment with said member, means for directly'coupling said splined shaft to said member whereby said splined shaft is driven from I said member at the same speed, speed, change means through whichsaid splined shaft may be coupled to said member to drive said splined shaft from said' member at a different speed, two

different size driven pinions fixedly connected and mounted inv said-casing for rotation about' an axis parallel'to said splined shaft, a main driven gearmeshing with the smaller of 'said'driven pinions, and a driving pinion slidably but nonrotatably mounted on said splined shaft and slidable into engagement with either the larger of said driven pinions or said driven'gear.

4. A selective speed transmission comprising a I casing, a motor driven member journaled for rotation in said casing, a splined shaft rotatably mountedin. said casing, means for coupling said splined shaft to said -member whereby said splined shaft may be driven from said motor driven member at either of twospeeds, a supporting shaft member mounted in said casing and arranged to support a portion of said last namedsupporting shaft means, a main driven gear means, a compound gear member carried on said meshing with one .of the gear portions of said compound gear, and a driving pinion slidable but non-rotatably mounted on said splined shaft and slidable into engagement with either said main driven gear' or the other of the gear portions of said compound gear.

different speed, said speed change means includ-.

members being rotatable With respect to the other ing a compound gear mounted on saidsupporting shaft means, a second compound gear mounted on said supporting shaft means, a main drive gear meshing with one of the gear portions of said second compound gear, and .a driving pinion slidably mounted on said splined shaft and slidable into engagement with the other gear portion of said second compound gear or said main'driven gear.

6. A selective speed transmission comprising a casing, amotor driven member in said casing, a splined shaft rotatably mounted in said casing,

supporting shaft means disposed in said casing below said splined shaft, a main driven gear "mounted for rotation in said casing, a pair of compound gear members carried by said supporting shaft means, one of said compound gear and one of said compound gear members including a gear portion operatively connected with f said motor driven member .and having another gear portion disposed adjacent the other compound gear member, a pinion slidably mounted on said splined shaft and adapted in one position to engage said motor driven member and in another position to engage said other gear portion ofthe compound gear member associated with said motor driven member, a second pinion dis-' posed adjacent said first named pinion and slid- ,ablvmounted on said splined shaft for movement toward engagement with the gear portion of the other compound gear which is adjacent saidfirst compound gear, said other compound gear member including a pinion-meshing with: said main driven gear and a third gear portion disposed opposite said first gear portion thereof, and a pair of pinions slidably mounted on .said splined shaft and adapted to optionally engage said last named gear portion and said .main 3 driven gear.

' 7. A selective speed transmission comprising a casing, a motor driven splined shaft ,rotatably. mounted in said casing, a second' shaft rotatablvv mounted in said casingparallel to said splined shaft, three different size driven piriions mounted on said second shaft, a main driven gear meshing with one of said driven pinions,- and a pair of driving pinions slidably butnon-rotatably mounted on said splined shaft and slidable into engagement with the. other two driven pinions, -'respectively, for optionally driving said driven gear at either of two speeds, one of said driving. pinions also being shiftable into engagement with said driven gear to drive the latter in the reverse direction.

8. A selective speed transmission comprising a casing, a motor-driven splined shaft rotatably mounted in said casing, a second shaft rotatably mounted in said casing parallel to said splined shaft, three different size driven pinions mounted on said second shaft adjacent one end thereof, a

' main driven gear meshing with one of said driven pinions, a pair of driving pinions slidably but non-ro'tatably mounted on said splined shaft and vslidable into engagement with the other two driven pinions, respectively, for optionally driving said driven gear at either of two speeds, one of said'driving pinions also being shiftable into engagement with'sald driven gear to drivethe latter in the reverse direction, and, means for driving said motor driven splined shaft including a compound gear mounted for rotation on said second shaft adjacent the other end thereof.

. 9. Aselective speed transmission comprising a casing, a motordriven gear in said casing, a splined shaft rotatably mounted in said casing, a second shaft in said casing and disposed parallel to said splined shaft, a double pinion on said second shaft havingv one of itspinion elements engaging .with saidmotor drivengear, a driving pinion slidably but non-rotatably mounted on said splined shaft slidable into engagement with the other pinion element of said double pinion,

or with said motor driven gear, .a second double pinion on said second shaft comprising a smaller pinion element and a larger pinionelement fixedly conn'ectedtogether, a second driven gear meshing with said smaller pinion element, and a second driving pinion slidably but non-rotatably mounted on said splined shaft and slidable into engagement with either said larger pinion element or said second driven gear.

10. A selective speed transmission comprising a casing, a motor driven gear in said casing, a splined shaft rotatably mounted in said casing in axial alignment with said motor driven gear, a second shaft in said casing and disposed parallel to said splined shaft, a double pinion on said second shaft having one of its pinion elements engaging with said motor driven -gear, a driving pinion slidably but non-rotatably mounted on said splined shaft slidable into engagement with the other pinion elementof said double pinion,

driving pinion slidably but non-rotatably mounted on said splined shaft and slidable into engagement with either said larger pinion element or said second driven gear.

-11. A selective speed a. casing, a motor driven gear in said casingya splined shafthaving one end iournaled for rotation in said casing and the other end *Journaled 'for rotation with respect to and supported by said motor driven gear, a second shaft in said transmission comprising casing and disposed parallel to said splinedshaft,

meshing with said smaller pinion'element, and a second driving pinion slidably but non-rotatably mounted on said splined shaft and slidable a casing, driving and driven members journaled for rotation therein, means for transmitting the drive to said driven member in both forward and reverse directions, means connecting said driving member with said last named means for trans 'initting the drive .to said means at either of two speeds, and means associated with the last named means for preventing the transmission of the posed below said shaft and having a pinion meshing with said motor driven gear to receive power therefrom and another pinion meshing with one 7 driven member.

drive at the higher'speed when said means is engaged to drive said driven member in reverse. v

13.- A selective speed transmission comprising 'a casing, a splined shaft, rotatably mounted in said casing, means for driving said shaft at either of two speeds, two different size driven'pinions fixedly connected and mounted in said casing for rotation about an axis parallel to said splined shaft, a main driven gear meshing with the smaller of said driven pinions, a driving pinion slidably but non-rotatably mounted, on said splined shaft, a shifter for sliding said driving pinion into engagement with either the larger of said driven pinions or said driven gear, and means I for preventing said driving gear from being slid into engagement with said driven gear whenever Said shaft is being driven at the higher speed.

14. A selective speed transmission comprising a casing, a spiined shaft rotatably mounted in said casing, means for driving said shaft at either of two speeds including a member slidable into either of two positions for determining the speed of said shaft, two different size driven pinions fixedly connected and mounted in said casing for rotation about an axis parallel to said splined shaft, a main driven gear meshing with 'the smaller of said driven pinions, a driving pinion slidably but non-rotatably mounted on said splined shaft, a shifter for sliding said drivingpinion into engagement with either the larger of cluding a gear, the combination of a transverse shaft carrying driving pinions through-which the tractor is propelled, a double pinion element disof said driving pinions on said shaft for driving the latter, a longitudinally disposed power takeoff shaft disposed below said double pinion element for driving mechanisms associated with the tractor, and'means including a gear engaging one of the pinions of said double pinion element for driving said power take-off shaft from said-motor 16. In a selective speed transmission for a tractor-having a housing. a motor driven member ioutnaled for rotation therein and including a gear, and a shaft carrying driving pinions through which the vehicle is propelled, the com- I ionson said shaft whereby saidshaft may be driven from said motor, driven member through' said double pinion element, means adapted-to directly connect said shaft with said motor driven memben a. power take-,off shaft extending from the central portion of said housing for driving mechanisms associated with the vehicle, and

means for driving said power take-off shaft from said double pinion element, whereby the speed of rotation of the power take-off shaft is the same, whether the tractor is propelled by power transmitted through said double pinion element or directly to said first mentioned shaft.

1'7. A tractor comprising a main housing divided into a front crank shaft compartment anda rear transmission compartment, a transversely disposed crank shaft in said front compartment,

" a splined shaft journaled for rotation in said rear transmission compartment and disposed in parallelism with respect to said crank shaft, a driven member through which the tractor is propelled, said driven member being mounted. for rotation "in said rear compartment, meansfor driving said driven member from said splined crank shaft.

18. A tractor comprising a main housing divided into a front crank sha'ftcompartment and a rear transmission compartment, a transversely disposed crank shaft in the front compartment,

a transmission driving gear supported for rotation in said rear transmission compartment and driven from said crank shaft, a'splined shaft journaled for rotation in said-rear. transmission compartment and having one end supported by said transmission driving gear, a'driven member iournaled insaid transmission compartment and through which the tractor is propelled, means for driving said driven member from said splined shaft at different speeds relative to the splined shaft, and gear means associated with said transmission driving gear for driving said splined' shaft therefrom at different speeds relative to the transmission driving gear.

19. A tractor comprising a'main housing dlvided into a front crank shaft compartment and a rear transmission compartment, a transversely disposed crank shaft in the front compartment having one end extending through onesidewall of the housing, a driving member on said extended .end of the crank shaft outside of said housing and driven from said crank shaft, a cover attached to said one side wall of the housing over. said driving member and with said one side wall of the houslngforming a third compartment, a driving shaft having its ends iournaled in. bearings supported in said cover and in said one side wallof the housing and having a driven member fixed thereto so as to be .oper

atively connected with said driving member to be driven thereby, one end of said second shaft extending into said rear compartment, 8. splined shaft and a driven member through which the tractor is propelled mounted in said rear com in said rear transmission compartment for ing said splined shaft from said second shaft at different speeds relative to said second-shaft.

disposed crank shaft in the front compartment having one end extending through one side wall of the housing, a driving member on said extended end of the crank shaft outside of said housing and driven from said crank shaft, a cover attached to said one side wall of the housing over said driving member and with said oneside wall of the housing forming a third compartment, a driving shaft having its ends journaled in bear- I ings supported in said cover and in said one side wall of the housing and having a driven member fixed thereto on the inside of said rear transmis.- ,sion compartment so as to be operatively connected with said driving member to be driven thereby, one end of said second shaft extending into said rear compartment and receiving said driven member, a third shaft mounted in the rear compartment in axial alignment with said second shaft, means for directly connecting said second and said third shafts'whereby' the latter is driven from the former at thesame speed, speed change means through which said second and said third shafts may be coupled whereby the latter is driven from the former at a different speed, a driven member in the rear compartment through which the tractor is propelled, means for driving said driven member from said third shaft at different speeds relative to said third shaft.

21. Ina selective'speed transmission for a motor propelled vehicle having a housing, a motor driven member including a gear mounted therein, and a shaft disposed in axial alignment therewith and carrying driving pinions, the combination of a second shaft disposed below said first shaft and operatively connected to propel the vehicle, pinions on said second shaft adapted to mesh with said driving pinions, a double pinion clement mounted for rotation on said second shaft and having a pinion meshing with said gear and another pinion meshing with one of said ,driving pinions on said first shaft, through which said'shaft is driven from said motor driven member, means retaining said double pinion element against axial displacement on said second shaft, a power take-off shaft disposed below said double pinion element and extending from the lower portion of said housing at right angles to the axis of rotation of said double pinion ele-f ment for driving mechanisms associated with the vehicle, and means for driving said power take-off shaft from said motor driven member comprising a shiftably mounted gear adapted to be moved into engagement with one of the pin- ,ions of said double pinion element;

22. A selective speed transmission comprising a casing, driving and driven members journaled for rotation therein. means for transmitting the drive to said driven member in both forward and reverse directions, meansconnecting said driv-' ing member with said last named means for transmitting the drive to said means at either of two speeds, separate control means for each of said two means, and means associated with said separate control means for preventing the transmission of the drive-at the higher speed when said means is engaged to drive said driven member in reverse.

23. A selective speed transmission comprising driven members journaled a casing, driving and for rotation therein, means for transmitting the drive to said, driven member-in both forward and 7 reverse directions, means connecting said driv ing member with said last named means for transmitting the drive to said means at either of two speeds, separate control means for each of said two means, and means positionedby one of said control means in one position thereof for preventing the movement of the other control means.

24. A selective speed transmission comprising a casing, driving and driven members journal'ed for rotation therein, means for transmitting the drive to said driven member in both forward and reverse directions, means connecting said driving member with said last named means for transmitting the drive to said means at either of two speeds, separate control means for each of said two means, and'means carried by one of said control means and positioned by the move-- ment thereof to one position so as to be engaged by the other control means for preventing themember carried by one of said separate means and engagcable with the otherto prevent the selection of one of the speeds for the main driven gear when said splined shaft is driven in a certain one of its optional speeds.

26. A tractor comprising a main housing divided into a front crank shaft compartment and a rear transmission compartment, a transversely disposedcrank shaft in said front compartment,

a splined shaft journaled for rotation in said rear transmission compartment and disposed in parallelism with respect to said crank shaft, a driven member throwgh which the tractornis propelled, said drivenrnember being mounted for rotation in said rear compartment, means for'driving said driven member from said splined shaft, at different speeds relative to said splined shaft, means for driving said splined shaft from,

said'crank shaft at different speeds relative to the crank shaft including a gear member rotatable about said driven member, a longitudinally disposed shaft journaled for rotation in' said rear transmission compartment and extending alongside said driven member, and means for driving said shaft from said gear member.

27. A tractor comprising a main housing divided into a front crank shaft compartment and a rear transmission compartment, a transversely'disposed crank shaft in said front compartment, a splined shaft journaled for rotation in said rear transmission compartment and disposed in parallelism-with respect to said crank 1 shaft, a driven member through which the tractor is propelled, said driven member being mounted for rotation in said rear compartment,

' means for driving said driven member from said splined shaft at different: speeds relative to said splined shaft including a gear carrying shaft disposed below said splined shaft, means for driving said splined shaft from said crank shaft at different speeds including a double pinion member mounted for rotation on the shaft thatis disposed below said splined shaft, a longi- I tudinally extending fourth shaft journaled for rotation in said housing and extending alongside er take off shaft from said double pinion element including a pair of bevel gears and shiftable means establishing an optional connection between the latter and one of the pinions of said double pinion element.

28. A tractor comprising a main housing divided into a front crank shaft compartment and area! transmission compartment, a transversely disposed crank shaft in. said front compartment, a splined shaft journaled for rotation in said rear transmission compartment and disposed in parallelism with respect to said crank shaft, a driven 2 member through which the tractor is propelled,

said driven member being mounted for rotation in said rear compartment, a transversely disposed shaft journaled for rotation in said'rear transmission-compartment below said splined shaft and operatively connected with said driven member, means for driving said third shaft from said splined shaft at diflerent speeds relative to the latter including gear means mounted on both shafts, and means for driving said splined dlsposedcrank shaft in the front compartment having one end extending throughone side wall of the housing, a driving member on saidextended end of the crank shaft outside of said housing and driven from said crank shaft,a cover attached to said one side wall of the housing over said gear and with said' one side wall of the housing forming a third compartment, a driving shaft having its ends journaled in bearings supported in said cover and in said one side wall of thehouslng and having a driven member fixed thereto so as to be operatively con- 0 nected with said driving member to bedriven thereby, one end of said second shaft supporting said driven member and extending into said rear compartment, a third shaft mounted in the rear compartment in axial alignment with said second shaft, a fourth shaft mounted in said rear compartment in parallel relation with respect to said twin e new rei n 'enn m said I second and said third'shafts whereby the latter is driven from the former at the same speed, and saiddriven gear, and means for driving said 'pow- I 4 speed change means through which said second and said third shafts may be coupled whereby the latter is driven from the former at a different element disposed in a position between said shafts and having a pinion meshing with said motor driven member and another pinion adapted" to be operatively connected with said second mentioned shaft for driving the same and with the shaft carrying said driving pinions.

" 31. In a selective speed transmission for a motor propelled vehicle, the combination of .a

motor driven member including a gear, a shaft carrying driving pinions through which the vehicle is propelled, means including a power takeoff shaft and a pinion shiftably associated therewith for driving mechanisms associated with the vehicle, and a double pinion element disposed between said first shaft and said shiftable pinion,

said double pinion element having a pinion meshing with said motor driven gear and another pinion adapted to be engaged with said shiftable pinion for driving said power take-off shaft and with the shaft carrying said driving pinions.

32. In a selective speed transmission for a tractor having a transverse motor driven member including a gear, the combination of a pair of transverse splined shafts, one being adapted to be directly connected to said motor driven memher, a double pinion element arranged coaxially of the other splined shaft and having one pinion 'meshing with said motor driven gear, a shiftable pinion on said first mentioned splined shaft and engageable with the other'pinion of said double pinion element, whereby said first mentioned splined shaft may be driven from said motor driven member through said double pinion element, means for driving the tractor from the other splined shaft, and engageable gear means connecting said splined shafts.

ELMER MCCORMICK. WAYNE H. WORTHINGTON.

CERTIFICATE CORRECTION.

Patent No. 2,105,515;

"ELMER HcCORMICK, ET AL.

becember 28, 937.

It is her-eby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patentrequiring correction as follows: Page 8, first column, line 1, c1aim' 27, strike out the word "fourth"; line 5J4. same claim,

strike out the words "powertake-off" and insert instead the word fourth; and thatthe said Letters Patent shouldbe read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office. 5

Signed and sealed this 1st day'of March, A. D. 1938.

Henry Van Arsdale Acting Commissioner of Patents I tudinally extending fourth shaft journaled for rotation in said housing and extending alongside er take off shaft from said double pinion element including a pair of bevel gears and shiftable means establishing an optional connection between the latter and one of the pinions of said double pinion element.

28. A tractor comprising a main housing divided into a front crank shaft compartment and area! transmission compartment, a transversely disposed crank shaft in. said front compartment, a splined shaft journaled for rotation in said rear transmission compartment and disposed in parallelism with respect to said crank shaft, a driven 2 member through which the tractor is propelled,

said driven member being mounted for rotation in said rear compartment, a transversely disposed shaft journaled for rotation in said'rear transmission-compartment below said splined shaft and operatively connected with said driven member, means for driving said third shaft from said splined shaft at diflerent speeds relative to the latter including gear means mounted on both shafts, and means for driving said splined dlsposedcrank shaft in the front compartment having one end extending throughone side wall of the housing, a driving member on saidextended end of the crank shaft outside of said housing and driven from said crank shaft,a cover attached to said one side wall of the housing over said gear and with said' one side wall of the housing forming a third compartment, a driving shaft having its ends journaled in bearings supported in said cover and in said one side wall of thehouslng and having a driven member fixed thereto so as to be operatively con- 0 nected with said driving member to bedriven thereby, one end of said second shaft supporting said driven member and extending into said rear compartment, a third shaft mounted in the rear compartment in axial alignment with said second shaft, a fourth shaft mounted in said rear compartment in parallel relation with respect to said twin e new rei n 'enn m said I second and said third'shafts whereby the latter is driven from the former at the same speed, and saiddriven gear, and means for driving said 'pow- I 4 speed change means through which said second and said third shafts may be coupled whereby the latter is driven from the former at a different element disposed in a position between said shafts and having a pinion meshing with said motor driven member and another pinion adapted" to be operatively connected with said second mentioned shaft for driving the same and with the shaft carrying said driving pinions.

" 31. In a selective speed transmission for a motor propelled vehicle, the combination of .a

motor driven member including a gear, a shaft carrying driving pinions through which the vehicle is propelled, means including a power takeoff shaft and a pinion shiftably associated therewith for driving mechanisms associated with the vehicle, and a double pinion element disposed between said first shaft and said shiftable pinion,

said double pinion element having a pinion meshing with said motor driven gear and another pinion adapted to be engaged with said shiftable pinion for driving said power take-off shaft and with the shaft carrying said driving pinions.

32. In a selective speed transmission for a tractor having a transverse motor driven member including a gear, the combination of a pair of transverse splined shafts, one being adapted to be directly connected to said motor driven memher, a double pinion element arranged coaxially of the other splined shaft and having one pinion 'meshing with said motor driven gear, a shiftable pinion on said first mentioned splined shaft and engageable with the other'pinion of said double pinion element, whereby said first mentioned splined shaft may be driven from said motor driven member through said double pinion element, means for driving the tractor from the other splined shaft, and engageable gear means connecting said splined shafts.

ELMER MCCORMICK. WAYNE H. WORTHINGTON.

CERTIFICATE CORRECTION.

Patent No. 2,105,515;

"ELMER HcCORMICK, ET AL.

becember 28, 937.

It is her-eby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patentrequiring correction as follows: Page 8, first column, line 1, c1aim' 27, strike out the word "fourth"; line 5J4. same claim,

strike out the words "powertake-off" and insert instead the word fourth; and thatthe said Letters Patent shouldbe read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office. 5

Signed and sealed this 1st day'of March, A. D. 1938.

Henry Van Arsdale Acting Commissioner of Patents 

